As focus centered on Roy Halladay off the field, Kyle Kendrick logged his most impressive start of the spring on it.

Kendrick pitched six innings, gave up only two hits and didn’t allow a run. He threw 88 total pitches, 68 of those coming in the game and the rest in the bullpen.

He looked good, he threw good. He mixed his pitches up good. He changed speeds good. his location was good,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. ”He was aggressive. He looked like he wanted to pitch.”

Kendrick will ramp it up to around 100 pitches in his next start, scheduled as of now for Monday at home against the Red Sox. Kendrick has arguably been the best Phillies pitcher this spring.